Vocational Education

The American Electronics Association estimates that by 1987 the
number of technical workers will have to increase by about 64 percent
to meet the labor needs of the electronics industry.

More than 224,603 new jobs will be created in firms of all sizes for
graduates of vocational schools and community colleges, according to a
survey by the group. The projections also indicate the industry's need
for more workers with bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degrees.

Although software engineers, electronics-engineering technologists,
computer analysts, and programmers are expected to be in short supply,
according to the report, "Technical Employment Projections," one of the
largest growth areas will be for "assembly" personnel, whose duties
could include testing and inspecting electronics components.

The association's projections are based on a nationwide survey of
815 electronics firms; the sample represents about 30 percent of all
firms in the industry.

Having received a favorable reaction to a previous electronic
newsletter, the National Center for Research in Vocational Education
has added two new "on-line" newsletters through the New York-based
Bibliographic Retrieval Services Inc.

The "Vocational Education Newsletter" is now available to educators
with access to a microcomputer or a computer terminal. The information
network offers a variety of "menu" items, including curriculum
briefings and information on exemplary products evaluated by the staff
of the center's dissemination and utilization program.

The ncrve is scheduled to add "New Venture Newswire" to its
information services this month. The newswire will list activities and
developments in entrepreneurial education at the national center,
Oklahoma State University, and at the U.S. Education Department's
office of vocational and adult education.

For more information, contact the ncrve's Program Information Office
at Ohio State University; (800) 848-4815.

The American Vocational Association is in the process of establishing
an information network on exemplary "parenting and child-development
programs" nationwide. The organization's effort is being supported by a
$94,200 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.

The ava plans to form a five-member advisory panel to develop
criteria for selecting outstanding programs and then to solicit program
nominations, according to a spokesman for the organization. Five
regional workshops are scheduled for later this year to disseminate
information on the project.

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